Chapel Staff

You can contact our Chapel Staff at chapel@luthersem.edu.

Meet the Spiritual Care Team

Purpose of Care Team

• Provides prayer, support, advocacy, and accompaniment for Luther Seminary students, staff, and faculty.
• Tends holistically to the whole student and the Luther Community.
• Emphasis on Student Support.
• Seeks to cultivate spiritual, emotional, physical, social, financial, vocational, and intellectual well-being.
• Meets regularly to collaborate in our shared goal to journey faithfully with the community, amid challenges and joys, for the sake of empowering student success and a healthy learning environment. 

Members of the Spiritual Care Team

Steven Thomason
Associate Professor of Spiritual Formation and Dean of the Chapel
sthomason002@luthersem.edu

Stanley Ayashim
Residential Life Program Coordinator
sayashim003@luthersem.edu

Sarah Luedtke-Jones
Director of Student Affairs
sluedtkejones001@luthersem.edu

Chenar Howard
Director of International Student and Scholar Affairs
choward001@luthersem.edu

Tim Coltvet
Director of Contextual Learning
tcoltvet001@luthersem.edu

Jody Nyenhuis
Senior Manager, Academic Achievement
jnyenhuis001@luthersem.edu